BLaw 210 Exam #4 WSU
How does an amendment get proposed? - ✔️✔️Can be proposed by a two-thirds vote
of both houses of the U.S. Congress or by a request by two thirds of the state
legislatures calling for a national convention to be convened. Amendment must be
ratified by three-fourths of the state's legislatures or by three-fourths of the convention
held in two-third of the states.
Full Faith and Credit Clause - ✔️✔️Article IV, Section 1.
Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and
judicial Proceedings of every other state. And the congress may be general Laws
prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records, and Proceedings shall be proved,
and the Effect thereof.
Consitution - ✔️✔️Documents that outline how the branches of the government are
supposed to function, responsibilities and limitations for each branch, relationship
between federal and state governments, and relationship between government and
private individuals.
Imunnity - ✔️✔️In exchange for testimony they don't get punished for their crimes.
Percent of arrest that go to trial? - ✔️✔️3-5%
What do you need to get an arrest warrant? - ✔️✔️Probable cause
What do you need to bring on a capital offense? - ✔️✔️Presentment, or a grand jury
enditment. Group of peers review evidence first.
Legislative Branch - ✔️✔️Makes the law (Art. 1)
Executive Branch - ✔️✔️Enforces the law (Art. 2)
Judicial Branch - ✔️✔️Interprets the law (Art. 3)
Constitutional Convention in 1787 - ✔️✔️States put up trade barriers between one
another and created their own armies and operating as sovereign governmental entities
at this time.
Bill of rights created - ✔️✔️To address state v. federal powers.
, Federalism - ✔️✔️US Government, allocates the powers of government between a
national level of government and its constituent states.
Shared powers are called - ✔️✔️Concurrent powers
Sovereignty - ✔️✔️Ability to ruke
The US is - ✔️✔️a government of the people, by the people, for the people.
Reserved State Powers - ✔️✔️Establish local governments, conduct elections, and
police power which is the authority to make laws concerning the health safety ad
welfare of its residents.
Concurrent Powers - ✔️✔️Tax, borrow money, establish courts, and regulate banks.
States may regulate in areas which are already subject to federal regulation as long as
the states laws do not conflict with the federal laws already in place.
Supermacy Clause - ✔️✔️Article VI, Clause 2.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the US which shall be made in pursuance thereof;
and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the US, shall be
the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby,
any thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
First Amendment - ✔️✔️Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment - ✔️✔️A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a
free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Third Amendment - ✔️✔️No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house,
w/out the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by
law.
Fourth Amendment - ✔️✔️The right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to e seized.
Fifth Amendment - ✔️✔️No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases
